2 papers
astro-ph2000
Constraints on Type Ia Supernovae from Near Infrared Spectra
G. H. Marion, P. Hoeflich, J. C. Wheeler
We describe a research program to improve the understanding of Type Ia Supernovae (SNe Ia) by modeling and observing near infrared (NIR) spectra of these events. The NIR between 0.…
astro-ph1999
Bi-polar Supernova Explosions
Lifan Wang, D. Andrew Howell, Peter Hoeflich +1
We discuss the optical spectropolarimetry of several core-collapse supernovae, SN 1996cb (Type IIB), SN 1997X (Type Ic), and SN 1998S (Type IIn). The data show polarization evoluti…